FNRM3431: Timber Harvesting and Road Planning

2 Credits

Introduction to forest operations. Terminology, basic engineering, equipment and harvesting system options, productivity/costs. Relationship to forest management and silviculture. Road planning, forest management guidelines, approaches for mitigating potential impacts to forest resources. Environmental implications of method/equipment choices. Selling timber. Sale design, layout, and administration. One all-day field trip. prereq: FNRM 3411 or instr consent

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B+ Average (3.314)Most Common: A- (26%)

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  • 3.87

    /6

    Effort
  • 5.30

    /6

    Understanding
  • 5.01

    /6

    Interesting
  • 4.98

    /6

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